A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.
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Stars: Amrish Puri, Amol Palekar, Sulabha Deshpande
Crew: Satyadev Dubey (Director), Govind Nihalani (Assistant Director), Vijay Tendulkar (Writer), Govind Nihalani (Producer), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Story)
Country: India
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Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1971
IMDb: 1.2
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